Skype has released Skype for Mac 1.5 BETA which they call, “the simplest and easiest Skype for Mac ever.”
Skype users can make free calls to anyone else on Skype, no matter where they are in the world, or what kind of computer they are using. Skype for Mac 1.5 BETA is designed especially for Mac, to be faster and easier to use, and with exclusive Mac-only features.
What’s new in Skype for Mac 1.5 BETA:
• Simplified interface: Designed especially for Mac, to be faster and easier to use, and with exclusive Mac-only features.
• Quickfilter: Find people in your contacts list more quickly and easily.
• SkypeOut Easy Dialer: Stay in touch with anyone, anywhere, by calling landlines and mobiles easily and at really cheap rates.
• Be social: Share your status on the web, and bring groups together with Skypecasts.
• Better contacts integration: View and call your Apple’s Address Book and Microsoft Entourage contacts directly from Skype.
More info and download link here.
With “Skype for Mac with Video Preview,” you can make video calls to anyone else on Skype, no matter what kind of computer they are using for free. Skype for Mac with Video is currently a preview version which means that Skype are still working on it and that some features may not work. The Video Preview of Skype for Mac is only recommended for experienced users and should not be used on a production system that you depend on.
More info and download link here.
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I downloaded this a couple of hours ago when it was released and find the reworked interface to be confusing. They claim there’s a “dial pad on the Call window”, but do you think I could find it? Nope.
I want to go back to v1.4.x now.
How stupid can people be… Works great and all features easily accessible.
When your calling someone click the little icon with 9 dots in it.
(Third from the left)
I can’t figure out how to get the video to work though.
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Jaako–How RUDE can some people be? Do you talk to people face-to-face so obnoxiously?
Can I have a video call from my Mac with a PC?? thnks
Is it pronounced Skype like ripe? Or “sky pee”?
“Do you talk to people face-to-face so obnoxiously?”
Some people really do.
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I just can’t stand people who always think that any change is for the worse… I personally think this is a great update. And if you want to you can customize the toolbar to include the icons…
Hooray! Video finally! Good job SkypeBayPal!
Off to download…
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Everybody that I ever tried to use Skype with seemed fairly annoyed. Same with iChat. My suspicion is that Americans are probably mostly non-friendly weirdos that would rather not be bothered with silly computer comunications. Maybe Skype should instead be trying that free phone stuff out in Europe or some other more friendly place?
Just installed.
Wow, this has to be … the simplest and easiest Skype for Mac ever.
“My suspicion is that Americans are probably mostly non-friendly weirdos that would rather not be bothered with silly computer comunications.”
Have we met?
I know, Ampar.
Doesn’t it just drive you nuts to go look at the iChat pages over at Apple dot com? Who are they kidding? I’m doubtful that anybody actually visits on that thing. If my own attempted trials are any indicator, those same three people that they show chatting it up are likely the only ones that ever used it. lol.
Coolfactor…
Yeah, why on earth does Skype change the interface with every version. Now THAT is confusing.
The Call History tab has disappeared from the main window, but now it’s a separate window. Cool.
At least they’re trying new things and refining Skype.
Can’t wait to try the video thing.
Anyone used video with it yet? I can’t find the options.
To Mr. I’d Care, But…
For your first comment, are you aware that maybe some Americans, like myself, have been using iChat and Skype to make acquaintances overseas? Not all of us are ignorant of the world around us, thank you. Most people do NOT want to simply converse with someone who simply states “Hi There :D”, which they answer and then they get spammed. I know I don’t like it, and I get at least 2-3 opening messages a day from spammers, which I then block. I go thru online communities on the ‘net to find people and then contact them with Skype or iChat if they’re willing.
Second, I’ve used iChat in 4-way vidconferencing and, while the quality isn’t as good as what you see on Apple’s iChat page, it comes pretty close considering the quality of connections various people have. And it’s free, so I’ve no right to complain. I wasn’t expecting professional video quality, so I wasn’t disappointed. Most products out there have ads that exaggerate the quality, even a little bit. If you look at product demos and ads expecting the same quality with every product, you’re loopy!
From a “non-friendly weirdo”, to someone who needs to do a double-check before he or she writes.
K. I’ll take your word for it and maybe try your online community advice too, nameless. I merely made the comments because I’ve had iChat AV for a couple of years now and have yet to see it in action. So far, nobody that I’ve asked has agreed to even register for a username so they could utilize the application, let alone turn the application on. I guess I maybe need to meet some desk jockey types, or something.
Skype rhymes with ripe and tripe.
I use iChat and Skype regularly as a professional collaborative tool (international collaboration, 2000+ members) and to show the grandkids to their grandparents since we live overseas. Very useful. Those who have no use for the service are merely displaying lack of perspective when they say it is useless in general. I’m sure happy with it.
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Those for whom it doesn’t work – you got the download from the first link, not the second. I did the same myself. Go the second link and have a ball.